100 Most Important Idioms & Phrases (MCQs with Urdu Meanings)
1–20
1. To hit the nail on the head means:
(a) To hurt someone
(b) To do something exactly right ✅
(c) To make mistake
(d) To damage
🟢 Urdu: سیدھی بات کہنا / بالکل صحیح نشانہ لگانا
2. A blessing in disguise means:
(a) A bad luck
(b) A hidden gift
(c) Something that seems bad but turns out good ✅
(d) God’s blessing
🟢 Urdu: چھپی ہوئی نعمت / نقصان میں فائدہ
3. To cry over spilt milk means:
(a) To regret over past loss ✅
(b) To cry too much
(c) To waste food
(d) To complain always
🟢 Urdu: گزرے نقصان پر افسوس کرنا
4. To burn midnight oil means:
(a) To waste energy
(b) To study or work late at night ✅
(c) To use too much oil
(d) To cook food at night
🟢 Urdu: رات دیر تک محنت کرنا
5. To make a mountain out of a molehill means:
(a) To create hill
(b) To exaggerate a small issue ✅
(c) To solve problem
(d) To make things worse
🟢 Urdu: چھوٹی بات کو بڑھا چڑھا کر پیش کرنا
6. To kick the bucket means:
(a) To play football
(b) To die ✅
(c) To leave home
(d) To fight
🟢 Urdu: مر جانا
7. To turn a deaf ear means:
(a) To listen carefully
(b) To ignore ✅
(c) To be confused
(d) To be deaf
🟢 Urdu: نظر انداز کرنا
8. To beat about the bush means:
(a) To hunt birds
(b) To avoid the main topic ✅
(c) To walk in garden
(d) To beat trees
🟢 Urdu: بات کو گھما پھرا کر کہنا
9. To call a spade a spade means:
(a) To speak truth frankly ✅
(b) To insult someone
(c) To play cards
(d) To lie
🟢 Urdu: کھری کھری بات کہنا
10. To cut the Gordian knot means:
(a) To solve a difficult problem ✅
(b) To cut rope
(c) To fight bravely
(d) To destroy
🟢 Urdu: مشکل مسئلہ آسانی سے حل کرنا
11. To leave no stone unturned means:
(a) To remove stones
(b) To try every possible effort ✅
(c) To waste time
(d) To wander
🟢 Urdu: ہر ممکن کوشش کرنا
12. To keep an eye on means:
(a) To observe carefully ✅
(b) To fight
(c) To protect
(d) To sleep
🟢 Urdu: نظر رکھنا
13. To blow one’s own trumpet means:
(a) To play music
(b) To praise oneself ✅
(c) To blame others
(d) To be angry
🟢 Urdu: اپنی تعریف خود کرنا
14. To bark up the wrong tree means:
(a) To search food
(b) To accuse the wrong person ✅
(c) To bark loudly
(d) To lose direction
🟢 Urdu: غلط الزام لگانا
15. To break the ice means:
(a) To fall on ice
(b) To start conversation in a social situation ✅
(c) To stop fighting
(d) To solve mystery
🟢 Urdu: خاموشی توڑنا / بات چیت شروع کرنا
16. To throw cold water on means:
(a) To cool someone
(b) To discourage ✅
(c) To waste water
(d) To clean
🟢 Urdu: حوصلہ شکنی کرنا
17. To fish in troubled waters means:
(a) To catch fish
(b) To take advantage of difficult situation ✅
(c) To swim in river
(d) To waste time
🟢 Urdu: مشکل وقت میں فائدہ اٹھانا
18. To grease someone’s palm means:
(a) To shake hand
(b) To bribe ✅
(c) To help
(d) To work hard
🟢 Urdu: رشوت دینا
19. To turn over a new leaf means:
(a) To change attitude for better ✅
(b) To read a book
(c) To become rich
(d) To start farming
🟢 Urdu: نئی زندگی شروع کرنا / سدھر جانا
20. To bite the hand that feeds you means:
(a) To attack dog
(b) To harm your supporter ✅
(c) To fight family
(d) To be selfish
🟢 Urdu: اپنے ہی محسن کو نقصان پہنچانا
21. A red-letter day means:
(a) An unlucky day
(b) A memorable day ✅
(c) A day of bloodshed
(d) A holiday
🟢 Urdu: یادگار دن
22. At daggers drawn means:
(a) Friendly relations
(b) Neutral relations
(c) Open hostility ✅
(d) At peace
🟢 Urdu: دشمنی پر اتر آنا
23. To end in smoke means:
(a) To burn something
(b) To be destroyed
(c) To fail or come to nothing ✅
(d) To disappear suddenly
🟢 Urdu: ضائع ہو جانا
24. To smell a rat means:
(a) To doubt something wrong ✅
(b) To search for food
(c) To chase a rat
(d) To be afraid
🟢 Urdu: شک ہونا
25. To play second fiddle means:
(a) To be leader
(b) To be in subordinate role ✅
(c) To oppose
(d) To win
🟢 Urdu: دوسرے نمبر پر رہنا
26. To make both ends meet means:
(a) To earn enough to live ✅
(b) To meet two friends
(c) To make profit
(d) To join hands
🟢 Urdu: گزارا کرنا
27. To be in hot water means:
(a) To be very happy
(b) To be in trouble ✅
(c) To swim
(d) To be angry
🟢 Urdu: مشکل میں پڑنا
28. To keep body and soul together means:
(a) To stay healthy
(b) To survive with minimum ✅
(c) To join two things
(d) To keep secret
🟢 Urdu: زندگی گزارنا
29. To jump the gun means:
(a) To fire early
(b) To start too soon ✅
(c) To jump on gun
(d) To make noise
🟢 Urdu: جلدبازی کرنا
30. To go to the dogs means:
(a) To become rich
(b) To go abroad
(c) To deteriorate, be ruined ✅
(d) To train animals
🟢 Urdu: تباہ ہو جانا
31. To take the bull by the horns means:
(a) To face difficulty bravely ✅
(b) To fight an animal
(c) To run away
(d) To catch a bull
🟢 Urdu: دلیری سے مقابلہ کرنا
32. To cry wolf means:
(a) To cry loudly
(b) To give false alarm ✅
(c) To shout for help
(d) To call for wolf
🟢 Urdu: جھوٹی پکار کرنا
33. To turn the tables means:
(a) To turn furniture
(b) To reverse the situation ✅
(c) To change game
(d) To hide
🟢 Urdu: حالات کو پلٹ دینا
34. To blow hot and cold means:
(a) To drink tea
(b) To be inconsistent ✅
(c) To fight
(d) To confuse
🟢 Urdu: کبھی گرم کبھی سرد رویہ
35. To pull someone’s leg means:
(a) To fight
(b) To joke with someone ✅
(c) To run away
(d) To make trouble
🟢 Urdu: مذاق کرنا
36. To spill the beans means:
(a) To waste food
(b) To reveal secret ✅
(c) To cook
(d) To complain
🟢 Urdu: راز فاش کرنا
37. To hit below the belt means:
(a) To hit unfairly ✅
(b) To fight bravely
(c) To lose battle
(d) To joke
🟢 Urdu: غیر منصفانہ وار کرنا
38. To bury the hatchet means:
(a) To hide something
(b) To make peace ✅
(c) To fight again
(d) To leave country
🟢 Urdu: صلح کر لینا
39. To jump on the bandwagon means:
(a) To start trend
(b) To follow popular trend ✅
(c) To sing loudly
(d) To go on journey
🟢 Urdu: موقع پرستی کرنا
40. To bite off more than one can chew means:
(a) To eat more
(b) To take too much responsibility ✅
(c) To be greedy
(d) To become fat
🟢 Urdu: اپنی بساط سے زیادہ بوجھ لین
📘 Idioms & Phrases MCQs (41–60)
41. To take to task means:
(a) To reward
(b) To punish/criticize ✅
(c) To guide
(d) To thank
🟢 Urdu: سرزنش کرنا
42. To make hay while the sun shines means:
(a) To waste time
(b) To take advantage of opportunity ✅
(c) To play games
(d) To travel
🟢 Urdu: موقع غنیمت جاننا
43. To cook up a story means:
(a) To write history
(b) To prepare food
(c) To fabricate a false story ✅
(d) To read book
🟢 Urdu: جھوٹی کہانی گھڑنا
44. To smell blood means:
(a) To get injured
(b) To sense weakness of enemy ✅
(c) To kill someone
(d) To fight bravely
🟢 Urdu: کمزوری بھانپ لینا
45. To play havoc means:
(a) To destroy ✅
(b) To enjoy
(c) To fight
(d) To celebrate
🟢 Urdu: تباہی پھیلانا
46. To run out of steam means:
(a) To become weak ✅
(b) To travel by train
(c) To get angry
(d) To make noise
🟢 Urdu: ہمت ہار دینا
47. To throw in the towel means:
(a) To clean
(b) To surrender ✅
(c) To start fight
(d) To win
🟢 Urdu: ہتھیار ڈال دینا
48. To burn one’s fingers means:
(a) To work hard
(b) To suffer loss ✅
(c) To play with fire
(d) To leave job
🟢 Urdu: نقصان اٹھانا
49. To go against the grain means:
(a) To oppose nature/habit ✅
(b) To support strongly
(c) To cut wood
(d) To grow crops
🟢 Urdu: عادت کے خلاف جانا
50. To lay by for rainy day means:
(a) To save for future ✅
(b) To spend money
(c) To enjoy luxury
(d) To waste money
🟢 Urdu: برے وقت کے لئے بچانا
51. To fly off the handle means:
(a) To lose temper ✅
(b) To travel fast
(c) To fly plane
(d) To run away
🟢 Urdu: غصے میں آ جانا
52. To harp on the same string means:
(a) To repeat again and again ✅
(b) To play music
(c) To scold
(d) To lie
🟢 Urdu: بار بار دہرانا
53. To let the cat out of the bag means:
(a) To free animal
(b) To disclose secret ✅
(c) To cheat
(d) To punish
🟢 Urdu: راز افشا کرنا
54. To pay lip service means:
(a) To give money
(b) To express insincere support ✅
(c) To pray
(d) To respect
🟢 Urdu: زبانی جمع خرچ
55. To stick to one’s guns means:
(a) To remain firm ✅
(b) To shoot
(c) To run away
(d) To leave
🟢 Urdu: ڈٹے رہنا
56. To take French leave means:
(a) To go on vacation
(b) To leave without permission ✅
(c) To go to France
(d) To resign
🟢 Urdu: بغیر اجازت جانا
57. To throw dust in someone’s eyes means:
(a) To deceive ✅
(b) To clean
(c) To fight
(d) To cheat exam
🟢 Urdu: دھوکہ دینا
58. To bear the brunt of means:
(a) To attack
(b) To suffer main force ✅
(c) To run away
(d) To oppose
🟢 Urdu: بوجھ اٹھانا / سب سے زیادہ نقصان سہنا
59. To give the devil his due means:
(a) To praise enemy for his quality ✅
(b) To fight devil
(c) To kill someone
(d) To ignore
🟢 Urdu: دشمن کی خوبی مان لینا
60. To live from hand to mouth means:
(a) To eat with hands
(b) To survive with difficulty ✅
(c) To beg
(d) To eat greedily
🟢 Urdu: بس گزارا کرنا
61. To cut corners means:
(a) To follow rules
(b) To do something cheaply and carelessly ✅
(c) To waste time
(d) To work hard
🟢 Urdu: کم خرچ پر کام چلانا / کام میں کوتاہی کرنا
62. To keep the wolf from the door means:
(a) To avoid animals
(b) To have just enough food to survive ✅
(c) To fight enemies
(d) To run away
🟢 Urdu: مشکل سے گزارا کرنا
63. To be in seventh heaven means:
(a) To be extremely happy ✅
(b) To be dreaming
(c) To sleep well
(d) To travel abroad
🟢 Urdu: بہت زیادہ خوش ہونا
64. To have a narrow escape means:
(a) To win
(b) To be saved luckily ✅
(c) To run fast
(d) To fight bravely
🟢 Urdu: بال بال بچنا
65. To cast pearls before swine means:
(a) To give treasure
(b) To waste valuable things on unworthy persons ✅
(c) To feed animals
(d) To spend money
🟢 Urdu: نالائقوں پر قیمتی چیز ضائع کرنا
66. To make a clean breast of means:
(a) To clean clothes
(b) To confess truth openly ✅
(c) To wash oneself
(d) To leave work
🟢 Urdu: سچائی کا اقرار کرنا
67. To nip in the bud means:
(a) To destroy in beginning ✅
(b) To water plants
(c) To grow flowers
(d) To stop working
🟢 Urdu: ابتدا ہی میں ختم کر دینا
68. To put the cart before the horse means:
(a) To arrange properly
(b) To do things in wrong order ✅
(c) To ride horse
(d) To move fast
🟢 Urdu: الٹا کام کرنا
69. To rain cats and dogs means:
(a) To fall animals
(b) To rain heavily ✅
(c) To make noise
(d) To fight
🟢 Urdu: زور دار بارش ہونا
70. To sit on the fence means:
(a) To sit idle
(b) To remain neutral ✅
(c) To oppose
(d) To enjoy
🟢 Urdu: غیر جانبدار رہنا
71. To steal someone’s thunder means:
(a) To rob money
(b) To take credit for another’s idea ✅
(c) To shout loudly
(d) To win race
🟢 Urdu: دوسروں کا کریڈٹ خود لینا
72. To be all ears means:
(a) To be very attentive ✅
(b) To hear wrongly
(c) To ignore
(d) To get confused
🟢 Urdu: پوری توجہ سے سننا
73. To cry over split milk means:
(a) To regret past loss ✅
(b) To make tea
(c) To clean floor
(d) To shout
🟢 Urdu: گزرے نقصان پر افسوس کرنا
74. To add insult to injury means:
(a) To make situation worse ✅
(b) To help someone
(c) To fight back
(d) To apologize
🟢 Urdu: زخم پر نمک چھڑکنا
75. To hit the sack means:
(a) To go to sleep ✅
(b) To beat bag
(c) To run fast
(d) To fight
🟢 Urdu: سونے کے لئے جانا
76. To turn the other cheek means:
(a) To ignore insult ✅
(b) To fight
(c) To cry
(d) To smile
🟢 Urdu: بدلے میں برداشت کرنا
77. To walk on air means:
(a) To be extremely happy ✅
(b) To fly
(c) To jump
(d) To run away
🟢 Urdu: بہت خوش ہونا
78. To hit the jackpot means:
(a) To win a big prize ✅
(b) To fight
(c) To travel abroad
(d) To lose money
🟢 Urdu: بڑا انعام جیتنا / اچانک دولت پانا
79. To smell success means:
(a) To taste food
(b) To sense achievement coming ✅
(c) To boast
(d) To lie
🟢 Urdu: کامیابی کی خوشبو محسوس کرنا
80. To get cold feet means:
(a) To feel cold
(b) To lose courage at the last moment ✅
(c) To fall sick
(d) To run away
🟢 Urdu: آخری وقت پر ڈر جانا
81. To play second fiddle means:
(a) To support others ✅
(b) To fight
(c) To oppose
(d) To sing loudly
🟢 Urdu: دوسروں کا ساتھ دینا / ماتحت رہنا
82. To hit below the belt means:
(a) To play fair
(b) To act unfairly ✅
(c) To fight bravely
(d) To lose game
🟢 Urdu: ناجائز طریقے سے حملہ کرنا
83. To cry wolf means:
(a) To raise false alarm ✅
(b) To fight bravely
(c) To hunt animals
(d) To shout loudly
🟢 Urdu: جھوٹی خبر پھیلانا
84. To turn the tables means:
(a) To change situation in one’s favor ✅
(b) To clean tables
(c) To lose power
(d) To break things
🟢 Urdu: حالات کو اپنے حق میں بدل دینا
85. To bury the hatchet means:
(a) To fight
(b) To make peace ✅
(c) To hide weapon
(d) To lose war
🟢 Urdu: صلح کر لینا
86. To go to dogs means:
(a) To become useless ✅
(b) To fight with animals
(c) To go for hunting
(d) To eat food
🟢 Urdu: برباد ہونا
87. To hit the nail on the head means:
(a) To say exactly right ✅
(b) To hit wrongly
(c) To make mistake
(d) To fight
🟢 Urdu: بالکل درست کہنا
88. To play with fire means:
(a) To take foolish risks ✅
(b) To light fire
(c) To work hard
(d) To play games
🟢 Urdu: خطرناک کام کرنا
89. To go through thick and thin means:
(a) To face difficulties bravely ✅
(b) To eat more
(c) To travel
(d) To run away
🟢 Urdu: ہر مشکل میں ساتھ دینا
90. To beat the traffic means:
(a) To reach before rush ✅
(b) To drive fast
(c) To fight in road
(d) To walk alone
🟢 Urdu: رش سے پہلے پہنچ جانا
91. To keep an eye on means:
(a) To watch carefully ✅
(b) To ignore
(c) To sleep
(d) To close eyes
🟢 Urdu: نگرانی کرنا
92. To make ends meet means:
(a) To manage expenses with income ✅
(b) To start job
(c) To waste money
(d) To fight for food
🟢 Urdu: آمدنی اور خرچ برابر کرنا
93. To eat humble pie means:
(a) To apologize humbly ✅
(b) To eat food
(c) To cook
(d) To boast
🟢 Urdu: معافی مانگنا
94. To grease someone’s palm means:
(a) To bribe ✅
(b) To shake hands
(c) To wash hands
(d) To help
🟢 Urdu: رشوت دینا
95. To wash dirty linen in public means:
(a) To quarrel publicly ✅
(b) To wash clothes
(c) To clean house
(d) To fight secretly
🟢 Urdu: دوسروں کے سامنے ذاتی باتیں بیان کرنا
96. To throw cold water on means:
(a) To discourage ✅
(b) To help
(c) To clean
(d) To drink
🟢 Urdu: حوصلہ شکنی کرنا
97. To burn one’s boats means:
(a) To destroy all chances of return ✅
(b) To cook food
(c) To swim
(d) To fight
🟢 Urdu: واپس آنے کے تمام راستے ختم کر دینا
98. To cook someone’s goose means:
(a) To ruin someone’s plan ✅
(b) To cook food
(c) To help someone
(d) To play trick
🟢 Urdu: کسی کا منصوبہ ناکام بنانا
99. To hold water means:
(a) To be sound and logical ✅
(b) To carry water
(c) To fight
(d) To waste time
🟢 Urdu: درست ہونا / سچ ہونا
100. To bell the cat means:
(a) To take risk for others ✅
(b) To play with animals
(c) To help cat
(d) To fight bravely
🟢 Urdu: دوسروں کی خاطر بڑا خطرہ مول لینا